Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 19 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 19 July 2026 at 01:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 6th strongest of the 265 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 22 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Watch issued July 18 at 1:55PM EDT until July 18 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Urban PEI: 364,634 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 11 March 2026
- September 1, 2026 · score 37 · 0.0 km
- August 27, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
- August 10, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 55 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 55 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.80/1 |
| Coordinates | 39.0000, -76.0500 |
| Nearest City | Easton (26 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 364.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-18T17:55:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.da81ce1f62e67e4886b83fe9c0a9bab5 |
Physical priority index · v1. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-07-18T17:55:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-07-18T18:04:24.906Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD; Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD; Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD; Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD; Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor; Chester River to Queenstown MD; Eastern Bay; Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River; Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD; Kent, DE; New Castle, DE; Sussex, DE; Caroline, MD; Kent, MD; Queen Anne's, MD; Talbot, MD; Atlantic, NJ; Burlington, NJ; Camden, NJ; Cape May, NJ; Cumberland, NJ; Gloucester, NJ; Hunterdon, NJ; Mercer, NJ; Middlesex, NJ; Monmouth, NJ; Morris, NJ; Ocean, NJ; Salem, NJ; Somerset, NJ; Sussex, NJ; Warren, NJ; Berks, PA; Bucks, PA; Carbon, PA; Chester, PA; Delaware, PA; Lehigh, PA; Monroe, PA; Montgomery, PA; Northampton, PA; Philadelphia, PA; Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE; Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE; Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 NM and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Tornado Watch issued July 18 at 1:55PM EDT until July 18 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Expires | 2026-07-18T21:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.da81ce1f62e67e4886b83fe9c0a9bab587ae35b4.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d6a1c3decb24433b8a6ea8f91830e2e51e4dc554.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d6a1c3decb24433b8a6ea8f91830e2e51e4dc554.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.da81ce1f62e67e4886b83fe9c0a9bab587ae35b4.001.1"] |
Safety Information
If a tornado warning is issued: go to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows. A vehicle and a mobile home are not shelter. Cover your head and neck. Wait for the official all-clear before going outside, and watch for downed power lines and gas leaks afterwards.
Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
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